Bastei Formations & ‘Saxony Switzerland’

Sept 21st/22nd Friday and Saturday

This is a castle looked like once in these formations

Examples of the hiking signs
The landscape coming down from the Bastei formations. Moss covered rock walls in some locations
With lots of steps! Good thing I was going in the down direction.
At the bottom there was a nice lake.  The hike was supposed to take about 2 hours:  1 hour up and 1 hour back but with all of the stopping to take photos and there is a restaurant at the top, with a panoramic view, … it took about 4 hours.
Kurort-Rathern the town you get to for the Bastei formations and bridge
Kurort-Rathern
Pirna
Pirna, this was my home base but I didn’t explore as much.  There is a fortress in this town.
The Konigstein Fortress

Bad Schandau
The Ferry to cross the river
To me this tram was the main feature of my visit. Lots of hiking possibilites and also, this town is kind of a health resort.

Waterfall and if you look really close you might see some water.
Walk/hike on the way back from the top, some areas had quite a drop off but they provide a railing just to make sure you don’t fall over the edge!
Roots

 

 

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